Alcohol use disorder can include periods of being drunk (alcohol intoxication) and symptoms of withdrawal. Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw famously declared that whiskey is liquid sunshine. Funny, yes; but, sadly, drinking led to his death after he collapsed at the Harbour Lights Bar in Dublin. Harmful effects of short-term alcohol use Short of killing you, binge drinking can have more subtle effects, including blunted emotional perception. The APC study found that binge drinkers had a difficult time recognizing expressions […]